Ray Dalio Quotes

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• The pain of problems is a call to find solutions rather than a reason for unhappiness and inaction, so it's silly, pointless, and harmful to…
• The economy is like a machine.
• Nature gave us pain as a messaging device to tell us that we are approaching, or that we have exceeded, our limits in some way.
• The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist. They assume that something that was…
• The most important thing you can have is a good strategic asset allocation mix. So, what the investor needs to do is have a balanced,…
• I believe that dreamers who simply imagine things that would be nice but are not possible don’t sufficiently appreciate the laws of the universe to…
• Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I've had.
• When you're centered, your emotions are not hijacking you.
• When two intelligent parties disagree, that's when the potential for learning and moving ahead begins.
• To make money in the markets, you have to think independently and be humble.
• You should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold.
• Meditation, more than any other factor, has been the reason for what success I've had.
• The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you'll be.
• In return, society rewards those who give it what it wants. That is why how much money people have earned is a rough measure of…
• Almost everything is like a machine.
• An economy is not a complicated thing; it just has a lot of moving parts.
• Constantly probe the people who report to you, and encourage them to probe you.
• I don't get caught up in the moment.
• I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.
• I pay about a third in taxes, I give away about a third, and I follow the law.

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